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Gift Guide--Social Justice for Kids/Teens

New books about social justice for kids and teens!

Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent (First Conversations) By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas (Illustrator) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780593383322
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - February 1st, 2022

Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.


The Pronoun Book By Chris Ayala-Kronos, Melita Tirado (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Chris Ayala-Kronos, Melita Tirado (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780358653158
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Published: Clarion Books - April 5th, 2022

They, she, he . . . all together, us! Join along in this vibrant board book's joyful celebration of people and their pronouns.

How do you know what someone wants to be called? Ask!

This lively board book features eye-catching illustrations of a diverse cast of people and simple text that introduces their pronouns, perfect for readers both young and old.


My First Heroes: Black History By Editors of Silver Dolphin Books Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781645179702
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Published: Silver Dolphin Books - January 4th, 2022

Celebrate the inspiring stories of four powerful figures in Black history with this interactive board book.


Whoever You Are: A Baby Book on Love & Gender By Josephine Wai Lin, Sandy Lopez (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Josephine Wai Lin, Sandy Lopez (Illustrator)
$12.95
ISBN: 9781951412944
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Published: The Collective Book Studio - September 27th, 2022

Quiet and loud, soft and strong. You being you, there’s no way to be wrong…

Every day, parents come home from the hospital with a brand-new human being. What if we made vows to our babies to love them no matter what?


Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book Extraordinary Women By Rebel Girls Cover Image
$9.99
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ISBN: 9781953424372
Published: Rebel Girls - July 19th, 2022

This board book adaptation of the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces your little reader to the lives of extraordinary Rebel women, past and present, from around the world.


Bye Bye, Binary By Eric Geron, Charlene Chua (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Eric Geron, Charlene Chua (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780063215146
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Published: HarperFestival - May 24th, 2022

Fans of Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz will love this board book about gender expression and being true to oneself by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Eric Geron and Stonewall Award-winning illustrator, Charlene Chua.

"Is it a boy? Or a girl?" 

“WHAT'S IT TO YA?!”


Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone By Robb Pearlman, Eda Kaban (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Robb Pearlman, Eda Kaban (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780762478118
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Published: Running Press Kids - May 3rd, 2022

From the author and illustrator of Pink Is for Boys comes an empowering board book that teaches kids and adults alike that gender cannot define who you are or want to become.

Dolls and trucks are for boys and girls and everyone, as are fabric and wood, flutes and drums, hockey and figure skating, and many more.


How We Eat By Shuli de la Fuente-Lau Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781734182491
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Published: Little Feminist Press - October 18th, 2022

"★ Meaningful and inclusive." - Kirkus Starred Review

Mealtime just got a whole lot more fun HOW WE EAT helps families and educators discuss ability, culture, and food at home and in the classroom.

Complete with family discussion questions and a guide detailing the foods, tools, and utensils seen on each page. Created with 0-5-year-olds in mind.


Change Starts with Us By Sophie Beer Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780593406106
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Published: Dial Books - December 21st, 2021

This vibrant board book by the creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong celebrates small acts of green living that make a big impact on the environment.


Ally Baby Can: Be Feminist By Nyasha Williams, Jade Orlando (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nyasha Williams, Jade Orlando (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780063214545
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Published: HarperCollins - June 21st, 2022

Ally Baby Can books introduce allyship to tiny change-makers! Perfect for shared reading with an adult.

Ally Baby Can: Be Feminist models how young kids can stand up for women and nonbinary people in the fight against sexism and gender inequality.


How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson (Illustrator)
$20.95
ISBN: 9781643794969
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Published: Lee & Low Books - October 18th, 2022

Bookstagang Best Books of the Year, Bookstagang
Best Social Justice, Black Kidlit Awards

The first children's book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.


See You Soon By Mariame Kaba, Bianca Diaz (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mariame Kaba, Bianca Diaz (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781642597639
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Published: Haymarket Books - March 1st, 2022

From New York Times Bestselling Author Mariame Kaba, a poignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl's worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between them.

Even though I'm away,

My love is always here to stay.
See you soon, Queenie.
Love, Mama


My Own Way: Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids By Joana Estrela, Jay Hulme Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780711265868
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Published: Wide Eyed Editions - March 1st, 2022

Small children are often asked to choose between a gendered binary–"boy" or "girl", "pink" or "blue".


True You: A Gender Journey By Gwen Agna, Shelley Rotner (Illustrator), Shelley Rotner Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063240469
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Published: Clarion Books - September 6th, 2022

There are different ways to show and be who you are in this affirming photographic picture book that offers a celebratory and informative look at kids and their wide-ranging gender identities.

“Sometimes it’s hard when kids say you have to be a boy or a girl when you’re not. Everyone should feel safe to just be who they are.”


Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Patrick Dougher (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063036178
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Published: HarperCollins - October 4th, 2022

When happy things come to you, hold them close and never let go.

From celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, fine artist Patrick Dougher, and photographer Jamel Shabazz, Hold Them Close is a picture book celebration of Black past, present, and future—a joyful love letter to Black children.


Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change By Tameka Fryer Brown, Nina Crews (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tameka Fryer Brown, Nina Crews (Illustrator)
$20.99
ISBN: 9781728420080
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Published: Millbrook Press (Tm) - November 1st, 2022

Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn't like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair.


Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann By Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Vivien Mildenberger (Illustrator), Judith Heumann (Afterword by) Cover Image
By Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Vivien Mildenberger (Illustrator), Judith Heumann (Afterword by)
$19.99
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ISBN: 9781419755606
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - August 9th, 2022

A picture book biography celebrating the life and work of disability rights activist and icon Judith Heumann, highlighting one of her landmark achievements—leading the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO.


Just Help!: How to Build a Better World By Sonia Sotomayor, Angela Dominguez (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sonia Sotomayor, Angela Dominguez (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593206263
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Published: Philomel Books - January 25th, 2022

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world--and your community--better, one action at a time, that asks the question: Who will you help today?


Be a Good Ancestor By Leona Prince, Gabrielle Prince, Carla Joseph (Illustrator) Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9781459831407
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Published: Orca Book Publishers - May 17th, 2022

Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors.


Goodnight Racism By Ibram X. Kendi, Cbabi Bayoc (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Ibram X. Kendi, Cbabi Bayoc (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593110515
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Published: Kokila - June 14th, 2022

National Book Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby) returns with a new picture book that serves as a modern bedtime classic.


The Talk By Alicia D. Williams, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534495296
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 18th, 2022

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor winner!

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very difficult conversation far too familiar to so many Black and Brown Americans in this gentle and ultimately hopeful picture book.

Jay’s most favorite things are hanging out with his pals, getting kisses from Grandma, riding in


On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison By Jerdine Nolen, James E. Ransome (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jerdine Nolen, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534478527
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Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - September 27th, 2022

Discover the early life and legacy of groundbreaking American writer Toni Morrison in this beautifully illustrated and “awe-inspiring” (School Library Journal, starred review) nonfiction picture book biography.

Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Ohio, Toni Morrison grew up listening to her family tell myths, legends, and stories from the Bible.


You Are Life By Bao Phi, Hannah Li (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Bao Phi, Hannah Li (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781684464821
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Published: Capstone Editions - September 1st, 2022

"An affirmation for Asian American youth." --Kirkus Reviews You are . . . You are . . . You are . . . Every child is bursting with amazing things This joyful picture book celebrates the wonderful and complex identities of children of immigrants and refugees.


I Am Ruby Bridges By Ruby Bridges, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Ruby Bridges, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338753882
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Published: Orchard Books - September 6th, 2022

Ruby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of the momentous day in 1960 when Ruby became the first Black child to integrate the all-white William Franz Elementary as a six year old little girl -- a personal and intimate look through a child's lens at a landmark moment in our Civil Rights history.

My work will be precious.

I will bridge the "gap"


Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders By Sarah Prager, Cheryl Thuesday (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sarah Prager, Cheryl Thuesday (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780762475001
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Published: Running Press Kids - August 2nd, 2022

For fans of Little Leaders and Pride comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating 14 incredible LGBTQ+ change makers and forward thinkers throughout history.

Kind Like Marsha celebrates 14 amazing and inspirational LGBTQ+ people throughout history.


Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change By Brittney Cooper, Cathy Ann Johnson (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338763850
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Published: Orchard Books - August 2nd, 2022

From the New York Times bestselling author of Eloquent Rage comes a powerful, groundbreaking picture book debut introducing young readers to ten revolutionary Black women -- both historical and contemporary -- who changed the world for the better, inspiring readers today to know their strength, to be brave, and to STAND UP!

“A breakthrough...


Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country By Kelly Yang Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593463055
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Published: Dial Books - May 3rd, 2022

From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book about Asian American changemakers doing everything they dreamed of and inspiring all of us to reach for new heights!


We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet By Mya-Rose Craig, Sabrena Khadija (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mya-Rose Craig, Sabrena Khadija (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781419756665
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Published: Magic Cat - April 12th, 2022

Thirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose Craig

Indigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they are underrepresented within the environmental movement.


Sweet Dreams, Mis Hijos: Inspiring Bedtime Stories About Latino Leaders By Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Yocelyn Riojas (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781950587339
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Published: Downtown Bookworks - November 1st, 2022

Bilingual mini biographies (in English and Spanish) introduce young readers to groundbreaking Latino leaders—from Roberto Clemente and Cesar Chavez to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sonia Sotomayor.

Thoroughly engaging stories about amazing trailblazers include contemporary figures in many fields, from science and business to journalism and visual arts.


Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild (Food Heroes #4) By Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, Julie Wilson (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9780998047713
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Published: Readers to Eaters - June 7th, 2022

PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FERMENTATION REVIVALIST," FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX.
- "Best Picture Book Biographies, 2022" --Kirkus Reviews- "Best Children's Books of the Year 2023"-- Bank Street College of Education, Children's Book Committee


If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist By Gavin Grimm, J Yang (Illustrator), Kyle Lukoff Cover Image
By Gavin Grimm, J Yang (Illustrator), Kyle Lukoff
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063057562
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books - July 12th, 2022

A celebratory and empowering story from young trans activist Gavin Grimm, two-time Stonewall Award-winning and Newbery Honor-winning author Kyle Lukoff, and illustrator J Yang follows the true story of how a young boy stood up for himself—and made history along the way.  A Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Best Book of the Year!


Being You: A First Conversation About Gender (First Conversations) By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Anne/Andy Passchier (Illustrator) Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9780593521878
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - August 16th, 2022

A picture book edition of the bestselling board book about gender, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.


A Planet Like Ours By Frank Murphy, Charnaie Gordon, Kayla Harren (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534111530
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Published: Sleeping Bear Press - August 15th, 2022

Our planet Earth is as individual and special as each one of us. It's ability to sustain and nurture life is unique in our solar system--and beyond. In this book, celebrate all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while learning how to protect her for future generations. Afterall, If not us, then who?


Intersectionallies: We Make Room for All By Chelsea Johnson, Latoya Council, Carolyn Choi Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781948340571
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Published: Dottir Press - February 1st, 2022

***ONE OF HUFFPOST'S RECOMMENDED "ANTI-RACIST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS"

***FEATURED ON KEYS SOULCARE AS "5 STUNNING VISUAL BOOKS FOR ALL AGES"



Bold Words from Black Women: Inspiration and Truths from 50 Extraordinary Leaders Who Helped Shape Our World By Dr. Tamara Pizzoli, Monica Ahanonu (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534463943
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Published: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f - January 18th, 2022

Celebrate the power of Black womanhood in this first-of-its-kind collection of inspirational quotes from fifty activists, artists, and leaders, featuring bold, attention-grabbing illustrations—perfect for readers of Herstory and Little Leaders.

This incredible volume honors fifty modern women, presented with their own words, who have dared to raise their voices an


The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, and Activism By Tiffany Jewell, Nicole Miles (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tiffany Jewell, Nicole Miles (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9780358629399
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Published: Versify - October 4th, 2022

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life!


Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Women Who Protect the Earth (Rebel Girls Minis) By Rebel Girls, Cristina Mittermeier Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9781953424211
Published: Rebel Girls - March 29th, 2022

A COMMON SENSE SELECTION (Common Sense Media)

With fairytale-like stories about Greta Thunberg, Autumn Peltier, and Rachel Carson, Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Environmental Allies spotlights the world-changing work of women on the frontlines of the fight for climate justice.


The Young Activist's Dictionary of Social Justice By duopress labs, Andy Passchier (Illustrator), Ryse Tottingham (Revised by) Cover Image
By duopress labs, Andy Passchier (Illustrator), Ryse Tottingham (Revised by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781950500949
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Published: duopress - March 30th, 2022

A Is for Ally, Advocate, Anti-Racist, Ancestors, and Assembly

Perfect for Pride Month. Using simple explanations and appealing illustrations in a familiar A-to-Z format, The Young Activist's Dictionary of Social Justice will teach kids the new vocabulary of change.


Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers By Jess Harriton, Maithy Vu, Bindi Irwin Cover Image
$35.00
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ISBN: 9781953424341
Published: Rebel Girls - October 4th, 2022

The fifth volume of the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers, shines a spotlight on extraordinary young women who are making their mark on the world today.


They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems By David Bowles Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593462577
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Published: Kokila - September 6th, 2022

A companion to the Pura Belpré Honor book They Call Me Güero


And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems By Erica Martin Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593352526
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - February 1st, 2022

A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.


Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights By Karen Blumenthal Cover Image
$13.99
ISBN: 9781250820600
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Published: Square Fish - February 22nd, 2022

A riveting look at the tumultuous history of abortion rights in the United States leading up to the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, by award-winning author and journalist Karen Blumenthal.


Fight Back By A. M. Dassu Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9781643795881
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Published: Tu Books - October 11th, 2022

Jane Addams Book Award finalist, Jane Addams Peace Association

Amina's Voice meets A Good Kind of Trouble in this story about 13-year-old Aaliyah, who feels alone after putting on a hijab for the first time, but finds friends and allies through organizing a protest at her school.


History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights By Archie Bongiovanni, A. Andrews (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Archie Bongiovanni, A. Andrews (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781250618351
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Published: First Second - May 24th, 2022

Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the Stonewall Riots firsthand and meet iconic activists like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.


Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist By Terry Catasús Jennings, Rosita Stevens-Holsey, Ashanti Fortson (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781499812510
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Published: Yellow Jacket - February 8th, 2022

Pauli Murray was a trailblazer who spent her life fighting for civil rights and women's rights. Writer, lawyer, activist, priest, Pauli was a champion for justice. Her extraordinary life is immortalized in this riveting biography told in verse.

"Pauli Murray was brilliant, outspoken, and committed to achieving dignity and equality for all under the law.


Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party By Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr. Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781646140930
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Published: Levine Querido - January 18th, 2022

Booklist Editors’ Choice

WINNER of the Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better World

Knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It’s magic.

 
That’s what the Black Panther Party did.


The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation): Life in Native America By David Treuer, Sheila Keenan (Adapted by) Cover Image
By David Treuer, Sheila Keenan (Adapted by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593203477
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - October 18th, 2022

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee is a story of Native American resilience and reinvention, adapted for young adults from the adult nonfiction book of the same name.


Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) By Isabel Wilkerson Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780593427941
Published: Delacorte Press - November 22nd, 2022

In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class.


Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728458991
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Published: Zest Books (Tm) - November 1st, 2022

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things--from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen--provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass.


Unequal: A Story of America By Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780759557017
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 3rd, 2022

Finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award 

New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson and critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau show how racial inequality permeates every facet of American society, through the lens of those pushing for meaningful change

 
The true story of racial inequality—and resi


Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399187384
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 25th, 2022

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred.


Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution By De Nichols, Various (Illustrator) Cover Image
By De Nichols, Various (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781536223255
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Published: Big Picture Press - November 11th, 2021

From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by highly acclaimed artivist De Nichols.


The 1619 Project: Born on the Water By Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593307359
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Published: Kokila - November 16th, 2021

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.


We Move Together By Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, Eduardo Trejos (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781849354042
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Published: AK Press - April 6th, 2021

Ontario Library Association Best Bets 2021 List.
Winner of the International Latino Book Awards' Best Educational Children's Picture Book in English.


We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781623541927
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Published: Charlesbridge - April 20th, 2021

A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book
A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here!


Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator) Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780316167581
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This chapter book edition of the groundbreaking #1 bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America

 
RACE. Uh-oh.


Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood By Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, Susana Morris Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781324005056
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Published: Norton Young Readers - October 5th, 2021

Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021

Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.


Stories for Kids Who Want to Save the World By Carola Benedetto, Luciana Ciliento, Roberta Maddalena Bireau (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781644210864
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Published: Triangle Square - November 30th, 2021

Sixteen biographies of extraordinary people--ranging from Sebastião Salgado to Björk and Greta Thunberg--who came of age fighting climate change